1985-86 Carolina Thunderbirds Roster

Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL)
Team Record: 49-14 - 104 points
in the ACHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Rick Dudley (49-14)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1985-86 Carolina Thunderbirds Statistics

The Carolina Thunderbirds of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 49 wins and 14 losses for 104 points in the ACHL.

The Thunderbirds netted 397 goals, tops in the circuit. Carolina conceded 227 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Andy Cozzi scored 52 goals for the team, while Brian Carroll, John Torchetti and Joe Curran each tallied 30 or more also. Joe Curran contributed 82 assists. Ray LeBlanc earned 33 wins for the squad, plus Mark Liska added 15 or more wins, too. Ray LeBlanc recorded a 3.19 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Rick Dudley coached the team. The 1985-86 Carolina Thunderbirds won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike Albano
Bill AudyckiD5'11"192Bellevue, WA USA
Brian CarrollLWFebruary 12, 19605'10"170LToronto, ON Canada
Craig ChamberlainF
Ed ChristianFJanuary 6, 19625'10"174Warroad, MN USA
Andy CozziDNovember 25, 19636'2"210LNew Rochelle, NY USA
Joe CurranC
Bob DoreF5'7"170Downers Grove, IL
Kim ElliotC
Louis FinocchiaroCJune 18, 19655'8"165LSaugus, MA USA
Jay FraserLWOctober 26, 19616'1"192LSt. Lambert, QC Canada
Bob HaganD6'2"210Rochester, NY
John HillL
Bruce HorvathRFebruary 4, 19636'2"204St. Catharines, ON
Mark HuglenFMay 20, 19625'11"185Roseau, MN USA
Darrin Hunter
Randy IrvingD/LWAugust 12, 19596'1"198LLake Cowichan, BC Canada
Brian JohnsonRApril 1, 19606'1"198RMontreal, QC Canada
Bill King
Michel LanouetteRWJune 8, 19615'11"190RSudbury, ON CAN
Ray LeBlancGOctober 24, 19645'10"170RFitchburg, MA USA
Mark LiskaG
Doug McCarthyCNovember 4, 19625'10"179LEdmonton, AB Canada
Andy RistauRWJanuary 28, 19616'5"240RWinnipeg, MB Canada
Kermit SalfiLW5'11"181Clifton Park, NY USA
Don ShawLMay 5, 19616'1"190LPeabody, MA USA
Kurt SteinbergsDJuly 21, 19606'1"180LMinnetonka, MN USA
Marc Straub
Jay Swist
John TorchettiBoston, MA USA
Dan VlaisavljevichDDecember 10, 19606'3"205Eveleth, MN USA
Dave WatsonLMay 19, 19586'2"190LKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Matt WinnickiDMay 28, 19626'1"190Farmingdale, NY USA



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